I think David's reply couldn't capture the issue more plainly:
>> Newbies don't use Emacs because it's not for them.
>
> Of course, this is complete nonsense. _Everybody_ who _ever_ uses
> Emacs passes through a newbie phase.
>
>> Experienced users know Emacs enough to get along without its
>> documentation,
>
> Again, this is utter nonsense. I am an active Emacs developer and
> maintainer of AUCTeX, and such can hardly be called inexperienced, and
> I frequently need the documentation.
>
>> and when they need it they know where to find it.
>
> And another piece of nonsense. Being an experienced User of Emacs
> does not imply being experienced with the Debian packaging system and
> the outpours of the DFSG guidelines.
Completely agreed.
Ted
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